The Regional Transport Action Plan for the Mediterrranea Region (RTAP) is based on the principles of coherence and complementarity between national and regional transport policies as well as on a coordinated mobilisation of all partners on common strategic objectives. The RTAP set outs a road-map for transport cooperation, between the two shores of the Mediterranean and among the Mediterranean Partners, and comprises a number of actions in different transport sectors (maritime, road, railways and civil aviation) and targets mainly regulatory (institutional) reform and infrastructure network planning and implementation. The most relevant actions in the RTAP are related to the implementation of IMO/ILO conventions (N°7), cooperation with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the further deployment of VTS and VTMIS systems in the major Mediterranean ports.